A Day at the Fair
As much as I try to eat right and limit my intake of blatantly unhealthy foods, I still love the occasional greasy food (i.e. poutine from Frank’s). And once in a great while, an entire day FULL of greasy food. Where else can make this happen but a state fair?
Over the past few years, the State Fair of Texas has cranked up the creativity when it comes to greasy fried food. Some of the favorites this year were fried beer (shaped like ravioli), fried margarita, fried Texas caviar (black eyed peas), fried S’mores Poptart *loud screeching record noise* I didn’t need to hear anymore after hearing about this last one.
So late Saturday morning myself, my dad, and two of my sisters set off for the state fair in Dallas. We each had an agenda. My dad? Hot buttered corn. NOT to be confused with grilled corn. They are very different as it turns out.
Look at that face! Classic. The man loves his hot buttered corn. I had one as well and it definitely was delicious. There’s no fighting with the corn like when it’s grilled. It practically falls off the cobb. I would have fancied some pepper on mine but it was no where to be found. Make sure to hold the corn level in it’s paper upon receiving it unless you want a hot buttered shoe.
Moving on, I started with dessert. This was not my intention but when I saw the sign for Deep Fried Moon Pie I was a goner. I’m a big fan of Moon Pies. The Moon Pie Sundae at Freddie’s in Austin, TX is a favorite of mine. Check this out:
You have no idea. Next came the fried okra. My sister Wendy’s purchase. She was mildly excited about it. This isn’t an insult to the fried okra. Wendy only get’s really excited about three things: ice cream, ice cream, and ice cream.
After much more wandering, we finally found the Fried S’mores Poptart.
It edged out the Fried Moon Pie by a hair. Mostly because it was easier to each. The gooey filling of the Moon Pie put up a fight while eating it. So much greasy goodness.
Meanwhile, Grace ate this with some french fries.
Only 10 tickets ($5) which is a lot of bang for your buck relative to other foods at the fair.
And of course, you can’t leave the fair without having a corny dog! Which I did on the way out. Unfortunately, the speed of my shutter could not keep up with how fast I ate it!
A great day at the fair! Which I’ll be working off all week. Worth it!
